2018 Franklin College Softball News
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Brad Jones Takes Over as Franklin Head Softball Coach
July 03, 2018Jones inherits a program that went 30-12 in 2018 and made the program's first appearance in the NCAA Tournament -
Senior Duo Collects NFCA All-Region Honors
May 24, 2018LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Franklin College senior softball players Olivia Paszek and Alexis Tarver were recently announced as Third Team All-Central Region by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
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Olivia Paszek Named CoSIDA Academic All-District
May 14, 2018Franklin College senior pitcher Olivia Paszek was named 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-District® 7 Softball Team, chosen by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
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RECAP | Grizzlies Notch Program's First NCAA Tournament Win Over Greenville, Fall to Hope in Elimination Round of NCAA Regional
May 12, 2018HOLLAND, Mich. – Following a day off because of rain in the area, the Franklin College softball team looked to stay alive in the NCAA regionals on Saturday (May 12), taking on Greenville University in an elimination contest.
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RECAP | Franklin Drops NCAA Regional Opener to Calvin
May 10, 2018HOLLAND, Mich. – For the first time in program history, the Franklin College softball team stepped on to the diamond for an NCAA regional contest, taking on the Calvin College Knights in the opening game of the Hope College regional.
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Nine Franklin Softball Players Collect All-HCAC Honors
May 09, 2018Nine members of the HCAC tournament champion Franklin Grizzlies collected all-conference honors on Wednesday afternoon
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NEWS | Franklin Set to Meet Calvin in First Ever NCAA Tournament Game
May 07, 2018The Grizzlies will meet MIAA powerhouse Calvin in the opening round of the NCAA Regional on Thursday in Holland, Mich.
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RECAP | Franklin Captures First Ever HCAC Softball Tournament Championship
May 06, 2018Franklin knocked off Mount St. Joseph and Transylvania on Sunday to win the HCAC Tournament and earn the program's first NCAA Tournament berth
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RECAP | Softball Sets Program Record for Wins in a Season, Advance to Day Two of HCAC Tournament
May 04, 2018LEXINGTON, Ky. – Post-season play opened for the Franklin College softball team on Friday (May 4) afternoon at Hall Field for day one of the 2018 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Tournament.
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RECAP | Franklin Matches Program Record for Wins, Sweeps Wilmington to Close Regular Season
April 30, 2018Franklin matched the program's single season win record with their 26th victory in a sweep of Wilmington College
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RECAP | Grizzlies Drop Final Road Game of Regular Season to DePauw
April 29, 2018GREENCASTLE, Ind. – The Franklin College softball team wrapped up their regular season road schedule on Sunday (Apr. 29) afternoon, taking on in-state and in-region foe DePauw University.
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RECAP | Carmichael Drives in Five; Grizzlies Close out HCAC Campaign with Split Against Hanover
April 25, 2018HANOVER, Ind. – The Franklin College softball team wrapped up Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) play on Wednesday (Apr. 25) afternoon with a twin bill against the Hanover Panthers.
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RECAP | Softball Splits Senior Day Twin Bill with Defiance
April 22, 2018FRANKLIN, Ind. – On Sunday (Apr. 22) afternoon, the Franklin College softball team welcomed Defiance College to Behrens Field for the team’s final Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) home games of the season.
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RECAP | Grizzlies Erase Two Early Deficits, Sweep Mount St. Joseph on Saturday
April 21, 2018FRANKLIN, Ind. – Facing off against one of the top teams in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC), the Franklin College softball team passed Saturday’s challenge with flying colors, sweeping Mount St. Joseph University at Behrens Field.
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RECAP | Grizzlies Rally Late in Game One, Split with Anderson on Thursday
April 19, 2018The Franklin College softball team hit the road for a critical pair of games on Thursday (Apr. 19) afternoon, taking on the Anderson University Ravens.
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Wright, Tarver Slug Their Way to HCAC Player of the Week Honors
April 16, 2018A pair of Franklin College sluggers collected Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Player of the Week honors on Monday afternoon, with Nick Wright and Alexis Tarver picking up the award in their respective sports
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Softball Moves Weekend Home Games to Friday Afternoon, Postpones Monday's Twin Bill
April 11, 2018Franklin and Bluffton will meet on Friday afternoon at Behrens Field
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RECAP | Grizzly Pitching Shines in Tuesday Split Against League-Leading Transylvania
April 10, 2018Olivia Paszek and Kayla Selzer combined to allow just one run against HCAC-leading Transylvania on Tuesday
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Adams, Tarver Capture Weekly HCAC Awards
April 09, 2018Seniors Alexis Tarver and Nathan Adams collected athlete of the week awards in their respective sports on Monday afternoon when the HCAC announced their weekly recipients
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RECAP | Paszek's Dominant Outing Highlights Sunday Split with Manchester
April 08, 2018Olivia Paszek tossed six innings of no-hit ball and struck out eight to move to 10-0 on the year
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Softball Switches Up Weekend Schedule, Will Travel to Manchester on Sunday
April 06, 2018Franklin will face Manchester on Sunday. Games vs. St. Mary's have been postponed.
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RECAP | Tarver, Weber Pace Grizzlies to HCAC-Opening Sweep of Rose-Hulman
April 05, 2018Alexis Tarver hit a pair of home runs and Natalie Weber had six hits as Franklin rolled past Rose-Hulman on Thursday night
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Softball Postpones Twin Bill Against Centre, Moves Games vs. Rose-Hulman to Thursday
April 03, 2018Grizzlies and Colonels will meet at a later date
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Wet Conditions Lead to Changes to Weekend for Three Grizzly Teams
March 30, 2018Baseball moves Saturday games to Grand Park; softball re-schedules HCAC-openers
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RECAP | Grizzlies Split with UW-Platteville in Final Tune-Up Before Conference Play
March 28, 2018Monica Collins had three hits and three RBI in Franklin's game one win on Wednesday
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Grizzlies Move Wednesday's Twin Bill to Westfield, Add Two Games vs. St Mary's
March 27, 2018Franklin will take on Wisconsin-Platteville on Wednesday afternoon at Westfield's Grand Park
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RECAP | Grizzlies Pick Up Tuesday Night Split at North Central
March 27, 2018Franklin returned to action after 11 days off, earning an 8-5 win in game one before falling in game two, 2-1
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RECAP | Offense Powers Grizzlies to Sweep of Capital on Friday Night
March 16, 2018Franklin recorded 30 hits against Capital on Friday night, improving to 11-1 on the year with a sweep of the Crusaders
